Critters (1986)
Jul 9, 2003Malicious Alien Creatures
A surprisingly likeable Gremlins copycat concerning an invasion by a horde of malicious alien creatures. An enjoyable popcorn muncher that has produced four sequels.
Stephen Herek
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Sep 6, 1999Time-Travelling Slackers
A quirky hit that jumped aboard the 1980s popularity of time travel themes and laid into them with an appealingly offbeat eccentricity. The film that propelled Keanu Reeves onto become a star
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Nov 22, 2001Live-Action Disney Remake/Dognapping Villainness
This live-action remake of the classic Disney animated film benefits from Glenn Close chewing scenery in grand style as Cruella De Ville but the latter half essentially degenerates into no more than a series of Home Alone-styled slapstick violence scenes
Life or Something Like It (2002)
May 24, 2009Woman Receives a Prophecy of Her Death
Bland romantic comedy with a miscast Angelina Jolie as a tv newswoman who receives a prophecy of her death and begins to reconsider her life
Afterlife of the Party (2021)
Jun 4, 2023Party Girl Returns from the Afterlife
From the director of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, a light fantasy film in which a party girl dies but is sent back from Heaven to find closure with people in her life